Save Gender Masculine Usage Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Scripts יִמְנָע(Ancient Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. /jim.ˈnɔʕ/(Biblical Hebrew) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsJimnah, Yimnah, Yimna, Imnah Meaning & History Might mean "right hand, fortunate, prosperity". It may also link to the Hebrew root מָנַע (manaʿ) "to withhold, restrain". Imna was one of the sons of Asher, a son of Jacob, mentioned in the Book of Genesis (46:17) and 1 Chronicles.